Is Microsoft a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer II?

Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Microsoft have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 384 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Microsoft employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer II Jobs at Microsoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer II interview questions at Microsoft .

Does Microsoft pay Software Development Engineer II employees well?

Software Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Microsoft with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 384 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer II salaries at Microsoft.

What Microsoft locations are top rated by Software Development Engineer II employees?

Microsoft locations which are top rated by Software Development Engineer II employees are Bellevue , Seattle and Redmond .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Microsoft?

Software Engineer (6645) , Senior Software Engineer (1749) , Program Manager (1399) , Software Engineer II (1042) , Software Development Engineer (888) , Senior Program Manager (860) , Product Manager (725) , Intern (690) , Technical Support Engineer (686) , Software Developer (669) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (631) , Consultant (547) , Software Engineer(Internship) (535) , Director (531) , Project Manager (480)

What are the pros of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and you get a lot of exposure if interested in full time corporate role" ((in 6338 reviews)); "Work/Life balance is good and entirely up to you make it what you want it to be" ((in 5409 reviews)); "Some really great people working in the Inside sales teams and the building is fantastic." ((in 4321 reviews)); "Office had a lot of talented folks when I left in 2023 and a great culture." ((in 4064 reviews)); "A lot of the work is driven by individual performance within a team environment and the pay is good." ((in 2094 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Microsoft according to real employee reviews?

"Bad managers abound and there is not much remedy for that except for leaving the job." ((in 1440 reviews)); "Bad management and usually late deadlines but it was ok" ((in 1194 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and zero job security regardless of your performance" ((in 775 reviews)); "Long hours you have to wait till the last customer leave it’s energy consuming some of the customers are unrespectful" ((in 483 reviews)); "Too much politics and exchange of favors rather then meritocracy seriously affect the possibilities to grow and develop inside the company." ((in 319 reviews))

Microsoft Software Development Engineer II reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(384 total reviews)

Satya Nadella

84% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Microsoft with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 384 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Microsoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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384 reviews

2.0

Mar 16, 2011

Way below my initial expectations

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty competitive compensation, benefits are ok

Cons

Mismanaged, decision making process is absolutely broken, enormous internal bureaucracy, everything takes x10 amount of effort, overtime is a norm

4.0

Mar 13, 2011

Hard work gets recognized, quality of test leads/managers need improvement

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lot of opportunities to learn from tons of great people across the company - You can choose what area you want to work on since the company works in every field in the software industry - Hard work gets recognized - You'll get extrmely good in execution after working in this company

Cons

- Test organization needs good quality lead/managers. Most of the current ones are a bunch of guys trying to go ahead with politics/processes instead of working to improve the quality of the products - Not a start up. So, the upside financial potential is limited - Too much execution focused, lot less focus on innovation

4.0

Feb 21, 2011

Awesome and unforgettable

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities for career growth, good rewards and praise for the excellent job done and good benefits

Cons

very Redmond centric. I had to move to CA state for personal reasons and since there are not that many good opportunities in Microsoft Silicon valley campus, I had to leave the company.

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